Samuel J Tan

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Penang Hill Festival

You can’t have George Town Festival and not have Penang Hill Festival, after all it was chosen as the holiday destination of Penang’s colonial days.More

Penang Durian Festival

It’s official, and it’s a thing. Due to popular demand, and we do mean popular demand for the thorny fruit, the Durian, Penang now has a Festival to honour the king of all fruits.

Nostalgic Photos of Rural Penang

Attap huts, coconut palms and seashores that have mostly disappeared, replaced by high rise buildings, tarred roads and shops. Here are some nostalgic photographs from olden days of rural Penang.

Penang Clock Tower: A photographic journey

Its surroundings may have changed over time but the century-old Jubilee Clock Tower, located in what founder Francis Light deemed to be the most militarily strategic corner of George Town, Penang remains intact and continues to chime every Westminster quarter.

Crag Hotel, Penang Hill

The site was originally owned by William Clubley. In 1885, it was sold to Captain J.W. Kerr of the East India Company who was trading between Penang and Aceh.More

Golden Sands Resort Penang

Enclosed by the wrap-around semi-circle structure of the resort building, the true paradise of Golden Sands are it’s magnificent pool, laid-back gardens, open terraces and as it’s name suggests, the golden sandy beach that lines it’s shore front.More

Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa Penang

Nestled among centuries-old rain trees and built in a traditional Minangkabau (roof) style, lies the vast sprawling 30-acre resort of Rasa Sayang. It’s name, literally translated to mean ‘feel love’ is both apt and true.

Parkroyal Penang Resort

Hidden behind a curtain of rainforest trees, the Parkroyal Penang, painted mint green in colour is almost completely camouflaged from sight, it is only when you turn in to it’s almost concealed entrance that the resort reveals itself to you. More

Bayview Beach Resort Penang

The Bayview Beach Resort is the last hotel along the stretch of Batu Ferringhi resorts. Situated along the beach front, it has 250 rooms in a high-rise building that is surrounded by landscaped gardens and swimming pools.More

Hard Rock Hotel Penang

Where The Golden Sands Resorts epitomises the laid-back beach style and the Parkroyal offers a more sedate, calming atmosphere, the Hard Rock Hotel specialises in a party, all-out fun time for all the family. More

Pan Mee

Known as Mee Hoon Kueh in Hokkien, a local dialect commonly spoken among the Malaysian Chinese community is a flat noodle dish. The noodle is handmade and prepared fresh at the stall either hand pulled which is quite a feat to witness or with a pasta maker. You can order this dry or with soup.More

Hokkien New Year – Jade Emperor God’s Birthday

On the ninth day of the Chinese New Year, the Hokkien Community celebrates the birthday of the Jade Emperor God. More commonly known as the Hokkien New Year, it is often celebrated on a larger scale than the Chinese New Year itself.

Cendol

On a hot day, if you come across a crowd standing around a food hawker stall under the blazing sun by the road side, they are likely to be enjoying a bowl of Teochew Cendol or Ice Kacang, both desserts made with ice shavings. The perfect way to cool down.More

Curry Puffs

Think Cornish pasties, only smaller and spicier. Curry Puff or known to the locals as Karipap is a savoury snack taken as breakfast in the morning or late afternoon tea. But being Penangnites, food is consumed at any time of the day and so is Curry Puff.More